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Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry. [2] He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest ...
May 17, 2024 · The web page is the official site of the library of City University of Hong Kong, named after the late media mogul Run Run Shaw. It provides access to various resources, services and information for students, staff and visitors.
Run Run Shaw, the colorful Hong Kong media mogul whose name was synonymous with low-budget Chinese action and horror films — and especially with the wildly successful kung fu genre, which he...
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG – Sir Run Run Shaw, one of the pioneers of the 20th century Chinese film industry, has died. Shaw, who co-founded the Shaw Brothers film studio with his brother Runme, had been...
Jan 7, 2014 · Run Run Shaw, who founded Shaw Brothers Studios and TVB, passed away at 107 in 2014. He was a major figure in Asia's film industry and a philanthropist who launched the Shaw Prizes.
Jan 7, 2014 · By KELVIN K. CHANAssociated Press. Published 8:50 PM PDT, January 6, 2014. HONG KONG (AP) — Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday. He was 107.
Read More. Mr Run Run Shaw (1907–2014), born in China in 1907, was a native of Ningbo County, Zhejiang Province. He joined his brother’s film company in China in the 1920s. During the 1950s he founded the film company Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong.
